It’s been nearly three years since I updated my list of favorite anime. I figure it’s about time. A few notes:This list is only for TV anime, not movies or OVAs. In case I never get around to writing posts on those (a highly likely scenario) my favorite movies are Whisper of the Heart...

Only four episodes until we got some underage action! Aside from this single brief scene, this episode was unbelievably dull. Robo-ko’s udo supply is depleted, we have to go underground and fight monsters for some reason. Magician girl gets some insipid backstory in which she was a mad scientist...

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The main male protagonist, and the best character of this anime. This blog’s ‘Anime of the Year 2013’ audition kicks off with its first entry, an anime with an overly-long title Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. This is a surprisingly good slice-of-life anime title,...

The main male protagonist, and the best character of this anime. This blog’s ‘Anime of the Year 2013’ audition kicks off with its first entry, an anime with an overly-long title Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. This is a surprisingly good slice-of-life anime title,...

Yes, Valvrave has a rape scene. Yes, I still think Valvrave is the best thing ever. I guess I’m a terrible person.The Rape Scene Controversy Some background: many people on Twitter were very angry about the existence of Valvrave’s rape scene. I don’t understand this idea that shows...

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OK, so the title probably isn’t the most accurate description of what I’m about to attempt. Basically, while checking out my old fansub collection, I found a couple of files from back in 2004. Basically, some heroic fellow made a video of every mecha TV anime which was aired in the 80s and...

Introduction: In August? Man, at this rate, the 2012 music roundup post won’t be released until 2014 at the earliest! *Ahem* Starting last year, we decided that an anime soundtrack retrospective wouldn’t be a bad idea. Doing so serves two functions: it allows people to get an idea for what...

Introduction: In August? Man, at this rate, the 2012 music roundup post won’t be released until 2014 at the earliest! *Ahem* Starting last year, we decided that an anime soundtrack retrospective wouldn’t be a bad idea. Doing so serves two functions: it allows people to get an idea for what...

Big buzz. Everyone seems to have high expectations for the upcoming spring season. Including me. There are promising shows in almost every genre. I'm not sure I see any masterpieces, but time will tell.Kawamori Shouji (Macross) is working with writer Okada Mari (true tears, AnoHana) to bring us a science...

This post is part of the Reverse Thieves’ Secret Santa Project. Bokurano was a show I’ve been wanting to watch but never had the time to, and my Secret Santa was kind enough to offer it for my viewing. Naturally, I jumped at the chance. (The other picks were Heroic Age, Gigantic Formula,...

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This post is part of the Reverse Thieves’ Secret Santa Project. Bokurano was a show I’ve been wanting to watch but never had the time to, and my Secret Santa was kind enough to offer it for my viewing. Naturally, I jumped at the chance. (The other picks were Heroic Age, Gigantic Formula,...

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Had the honor of being the MC for voice actress Miyuki Sawashiro [沢城 みゆき] at Anime Expo 2011 last month. Shes such a sweet lady! For folks who are not familiar with her work, take a butchers hook at the titles that shes worked on below - copypaste from ANN.A Channel (TV) as Kamate-senseiAIKa...

The main male protagonist. Just like I have mentioned in my previous blog post just a couple of days ago, today’s review is going to be for the long-awaited feature-length anime movie titled REDLINE. Seven years in the making, with all frames being hand-drawn, this 2009 title will then challenge...

The main male protagonist doesn’t have to operate his mecha to defend Earth from zombies. After wading through 11 2011 anime titles that can be summarily described as ‘decent at best’, today I will review a 2007 anime series titled Reideen. This is probably the best mecha anime I have...

Was meeting with the big boss of Satelight at their offices yesterday in Asagaya - they be the folks who produced the latest Macross title &quot;Macross Frontier&quot; and a load of other anime.A familiar face walked in during our meeting - t'was Shoji Kawamori - the man who brought us the...